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The
Best “Students” Can Win a Cash PrizeNEW YORK CITY--(October 6, 2005)--Rick's
Cabaret - NYC, the luxurious new midtown Manhattan gentlemen’s
club (50 West 33rd Street), has begun serving a sumptuous midday
buffet lunch and will soon begin erotic dance lessons for ladies”
with a $2,500 cash prize for the best “student.” The
club is operated by Rick’s Cabaret International,
Inc.[NASDAQ:RICK],
which owns 10 adult nightclubs around the country.

The
buffet lunch will be the handiwork of Executive Chef Daniel
Cohn, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America
who oversees a state-of-the-art kitchen at Rick’s where first
class meals are available up to 4 am in the morning.

In addition to providing a pleasant accompaniment to the buffet
lunch of carved meat and fresh salads, the famous Girls of Rick’s
dancers will soon be available to tutor female patrons of the Manhattan
Club in the gentle art of intimate dances. A $10 cover charge gains
access to the club, the buffet, the dance lessons and the cabaret
show. All drinks are $7 from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

“We’ve been getting an increasing number of women customers
who come as dates of our male patrons and they have been requesting
private dances for themselves,” said Eric Langan,
CEO of Rick’s Cabaret. “A number of them have asked
our dancers to give them lessons, so we’ll provide the lessons.
After we’ve had a few classes we’ll be holding a series
of contests for the best amateur dancers, and we’ll award
the top prize of $2,500 in late November.

A four-day grand opening extravaganza for Rick’s Cabaret Sept.
21-24 drew packed crowds at the three-story club that is located
between the Empire State Building and Madison Square Garden.

About
Rick's Cabaret
Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK, www.ricks.com)
operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen
and professionals that offer live adult entertainment, restaurant
and bar operations. The company owns, operates or licenses adult
nightclubs in New York City, New Orleans, Houston, Minneapolis and
other cities under the names "Rick's Cabaret," "XTC,"
“Club Onyx” and “Hummers.” No sexual contact
is permitted at any of these locations. Rick’s Cabaret also
owns the adult Internet membership Web site, www.couplestouch.com,
and a network of nine online auction sites for adult products under
the flagship URL www.naughtybids.com.
Rick’s Cabaret common stock is traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap
market under the symbol RICK. For further information contact ir@ricks.com.Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release may contain forward-looking information within
the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that involves significant risks and uncertainties, and is subject
to the safe harbors created by this section. Important factors that
could cause actual results for Rick's Cabaret to differ materially
from those indicated in this press release include the risks and
uncertainties as to the future operational and financial results
of our Web sites, conditions relevant to real estate transactions,
the future operational performance of our partners, the laws governing
the operation of adult entertainment businesses, competitive and
economic factors, dependence on key personnel and the ability to
manage operations. Rick's Cabaret has no obligation to update or
revise the forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence
of future events or circumstances. Please refer to the documents
Rick’s Cabaret files from time to time with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, in particular the most recent quarterly
reports on Form 10-QSB and annual report on Form 10-KSB, which are
available at the Company’s website, www.ricks.com.